Surname: Blackie Forename(s): John Stuart b. 28 July 1809. d. 2 March 1895. Nationality: Scottish. VIAF.
Poet, translator, scholar of classics and Scottish Gaelic literature, early Scottish
nationalist. Alternative signatures: “John S. Blackie” and “J. S. B.” Appointed the
first chair of humanity at the University of Aberdeen. Married Eliza Wyld on 19 April
1842. Published prolifically on a wide variety of subjects, and authored poetry volumes
including Lyrical Poems (1860) and Lays of the Highlands and Islands (1872). Biographical information: ODNB. (AC)